St Bernard's College
Secondary school in Essendon, VIC
About St Bernard's College
St Bernard's College is a catholic secondary school located in Essendon, Melbourne. The school provides Catholic education within a caring community environment for students from 7-12.
With 1567 students enrolled in 2025 and an ICSEA score of 1100 (84th percentile), the school serves a community with above-average socio-educational advantage. The student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1 supports quality learning outcomes.
Contact & Location
- Location Essendon, VIC 3040
- Website www.sbc.vic.edu.au
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School Details
- Type Catholic
- Level Secondary (7-12)
- Gender Boys only
- Students (2025) 1,567 enrolled
- Teaching Staff 129 (121.2 FTE)
- Non-Teaching Staff 67 (59.8 FTE)
- ICSEAIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – measures the socio-educational background of students. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000. 1100 (84th percentile)
- Indigenous Students 0%
Student Demographics
Gender
Boys: 1567 (100%)
Language Background
LBOTE: 7%Language Background Other Than English – students who speak a language other than English at home.
English only: 93%
ICSEA DistributionIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – shows the distribution of students across socio-educational quarters. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000.
Bottom 7%
Lower 22%
Upper 33%
Top 38%